2023 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 California 1 4 5 0 9 9.0
1 Penn State 1 5 2 2 9 9.0
3 BYU 1 1 8 1 10 10.0
3 Florida 1 3 6 1 10 10.0
5 Miami (Florida) 2 3 17 2 22 11.0
6 Michigan 3 17 19 1 37 12.3
7 Texas 2 11 12 2 25 12.5
8 Arizona 1 1 11 1 13 13.0
8 Texas A&M 2 11 10 5 26 13.0
8 Notre Dame 2 17 6 3 26 13.0
11 Iowa 2 10 15 2 27 13.5
11 Alabama 2 15 11 1 27 13.5
13 Minnesota 3 19 19 3 41 13.7
14 Arkansas 2 8 17 3 28 14.0
15 Nebraska 2 9 17 3 29 14.5
15 LSU 2 16 12 1 29 14.5
15 Ohio 11 59 82 19 160 14.5
18 Kansas State 1 2 10 3 15 15.0
18 Oregon 2 11 14 5 30 15.0
20 Air Force 12 69 100 13 182 15.2
21 Mississippi State 2 11 17 3 31 15.5
22 SMU 10 51 87 18 156 15.6
23 Cincinnati 1 6 8 2 16 16.0
23 Maryland 1 6 9 1 16 16.0
23 USC 3 19 23 6 48 16.0
23 South Alabama 11 71 82 23 176 16.0
27 Oklahoma 3 15 27 7 49 16.3
27 Duke 3 19 25 5 49 16.3
27 Boston College 4 27 33 5 65 16.3
30 Tennessee 2 9 19 5 33 16.5
30 Georgia 2 10 22 1 33 16.5
30 Clemson 2 11 19 3 33 16.5
30 Buffalo 10 78 79 8 165 16.5
34 Army 7 51 57 9 117 16.7
34 Miami (Ohio) 11 81 86 17 184 16.7
36 Louisville 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
36 Kentucky 2 10 21 3 34 17.0
36 Auburn 2 19 12 3 34 17.0
39 Syracuse 3 23 26 3 52 17.3
40 East Carolina 10 63 93 19 175 17.5
40 Troy 11 74 103 15 192 17.5
42 UCLA 3 17 30 6 53 17.7
42 North Carolina State 3 21 31 1 53 17.7
42 Virginia Tech 3 31 16 6 53 17.7
42 James Madison 11 57 124 14 195 17.7
46 Northern Illinois 10 84 81 14 179 17.9
47 Washington State 1 2 16 0 18 18.0
47 Virginia 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
47 Florida State 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
47 Northwestern 1 8 9 1 18 18.0
47 Oklahoma State 1 11 6 1 18 18.0
47 Houston 3 20 31 3 54 18.0
53 Boise State 10 66 107 9 182 18.2
54 Ball State 9 60 86 19 165 18.3
54 Bowling Green 9 86 66 13 165 18.3
56 Akron 9 79 66 21 166 18.4
57 Wisconsin 2 10 23 4 37 18.5
57 Kansas 2 12 14 11 37 18.5
57 Ohio State 2 15 20 2 37 18.5
57 UCF 2 17 18 2 37 18.5
57 Navy 11 81 105 17 203 18.5
57 Tulane 11 68 119 17 204 18.5
63 Toledo 12 94 102 27 223 18.6
64 UTEP 9 90 63 15 168 18.7
64 UTSA 11 79 111 16 206 18.7
66 Michigan State 1 9 5 5 19 19.0
66 Missouri 2 11 25 2 38 19.0
66 Mississippi 2 17 15 6 38 19.0
66 Marshall 10 72 98 20 190 19.0
66 Rice 10 75 95 20 190 19.0
71 Charlotte 9 72 79 21 172 19.1
71 Jacksonville State 11 70 117 23 210 19.1
73 San Jose State 10 95 86 11 192 19.2
74 Appalachian State 12 108 107 17 232 19.3
75 Sam Houston State 9 82 85 8 175 19.4
76 Wake Forest 2 12 23 4 39 19.5
77 Kent State 9 73 87 16 176 19.6
77 UNLV 10 81 90 25 196 19.6
79 Tulsa 9 75 95 7 177 19.7
79 Liberty 13 97 130 29 256 19.7
81 Central Michigan 10 93 89 16 198 19.8
82 Hawai'i 9 91 72 16 179 19.9
82 Wyoming 10 82 104 13 199 19.9
84 Rutgers 1 5 12 3 20 20.0
84 Baylor 1 5 15 0 20 20.0
84 Vanderbilt 2 12 24 4 40 20.0
84 Iowa State 2 17 21 2 40 20.0
88 San Diego State 9 85 87 10 182 20.2
89 Western Michigan 8 69 78 15 162 20.3
89 Nevada 9 84 82 17 183 20.3
89 New Mexico 10 90 88 25 203 20.3
92 Georgia State 11 79 123 22 224 20.4
93 Southern Mississippi 9 74 101 10 185 20.6
94 Oregon State 3 27 29 6 62 20.7
94 Georgia Southern 11 88 124 16 228 20.7
94 Western Kentucky 11 113 101 14 228 20.7
97 Coastal Carolina 11 103 103 23 229 20.8
98 Louisiana Tech 10 109 76 24 209 20.9
99 TCU 1 10 10 1 21 21.0
99 Connecticut 7 44 86 17 147 21.0
101 Fresno State 10 99 101 12 212 21.2
102 Massachusetts 9 87 81 24 192 21.3
103 Middle Tennessee 9 66 113 14 193 21.4
104 Washington 2 17 19 7 43 21.5
105 Memphis 10 84 113 19 216 21.6
105 Arkansas State 11 104 107 27 238 21.6
107 Eastern Michigan 11 101 113 26 240 21.8
108 Texas State 11 99 110 33 242 22.0
108 New Mexico State 13 116 144 26 286 22.0
110 Florida Atlantic 9 85 103 12 200 22.2
110 Florida International 10 95 113 14 222 22.2
112 South Florida 10 87 119 19 225 22.5
113 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 122 112 15 249 22.6
114 Colorado State 9 95 92 18 205 22.8
115 South Carolina 1 12 7 4 23 23.0
115 Stanford 2 21 23 2 46 23.0
117 Old Dominion 10 84 123 24 231 23.1
118 North Texas 10 129 92 11 232 23.2
119 Illinois 2 18 20 9 47 23.5
119 Utah State 11 140 92 27 259 23.5
121 UAB 10 109 109 21 239 23.9
122 Colorado 1 5 17 2 24 24.0
122 Arizona State 1 6 16 2 24 24.0
122 Texas Tech 1 11 8 5 24 24.0
122 Indiana 1 15 7 2 24 24.0
126 Temple 9 97 106 15 218 24.2
127 Pittsburgh 1 7 17 1 25 25.0
128 Louisiana-Monroe 9 100 108 18 226 25.1
129 Georgia Tech 1 11 11 4 26 26.0
130 Purdue 1 8 18 1 27 27.0
131 North Carolina 1 11 16 3 30 30.0